Happy was sitting at the bar when Chibs came walking in.
"Hey brother."
Happy nodded, and turned his attention back to his drink.
"Can we talk for a minute?" Chibs asked.
"Yeah." Happy already knew the topic of their conversation would be Anslee.
"What's going on with you and my god-daughter?" Chibs said, getting right to the point.
Happy shrugged. "Nothing."
"Don't pull that shit with me brother. You're with her almost every waking second."
"Because that's what I was assigned to do." Happy pushed off of the barstool and stood face to face with Chibs.
They were both pulled out of their glaring contest by a commotion out on the lot. When they walked out, they saw Juice with his arms around Anslee, shielding her, while Jax, Clay, Tig and Opie guarded them with their guns drawn. Happy looked over at what their guns were aimed at and he saw a tool bag who he immediately knew was Marshall. Happy's eyes made contact with Anslee and he hurriedly made his way to her while Chibs and Juice went to stand guard. Happy scooped her up off of the ground and kept his arms wrapped around her tight.
"So that's the guy you left me for? Huh slut? Real downgrade if you ask me. You just wait. Once he kicks you to the curb you'll come crawling back to me." He smirked.
"Don't listen to him." Happy whispered into her hair, his blood boiling and she nodded against his chest.
"HEY WHORE! I'm talking to you! Answer me you fucking bitch!"
Happy had a short fuse and this dickhead wore him thin. He called Chibs over and he stormed up to the douche bag with the slicked back hair.
"Oh, sending your big bad biker boy over here to scare me?"
Happy smirked, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt. "She ain't sendin' me to do shit. Now, get your ass off this lot and out of my sight. Show your face anywhere around Anslee again and I won't hesitate to send a bullet straight through your damn skull." Happy dragged him over to the gate and threw him down to the ground. "Get the fuck out of Charming dickbag."
One of the prospects closed the gate and Happy made his way back to Anslee who was back on the ground, shaking furiously. He walked over and held out his hand for her and she pulled herself up and into his arms. She buried her face in the crook of his neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist, keeping her up.
"He do anything?" Happy muttered, making her pulled back and look at him.
She shook her head. "He just said a bunch of stuff; calling me names, bringing up my weight, saying I'm worthless."
"Don't fucking listen to him." Happy looked to the guys. "I'm taking her to the apartment. We'll be back tomorrow." He didn't wait for a response as he walked Anslee to the bike and rode to the apartment.
oOoOoOo
Anslee walked out of the bathroom, freshly showered and smiled when she saw Happy sitting on the bed, staring at her. "Hey."
He nodded once. "You wanna get inked?"
"What?"
"You said you want tattoos, so why don't I do one for ya? To take your mind off of what happened today."
Anslee grinned and nodded. "Okay!"
Happy smiled and showed her some stencils. "I remembered some of the designs you were talking about and drew them out, so you can have your pick."
Anslee took the papers and looked over each drawing. "Happy. These are fabulous! Let's do this one." She held out the design of the black raven to him.
He nodded. "Okay. Where do you want it?"
"My calf."
"Left?"
She nodded. "Yeah."
She watched as Happy set up his rig and copied the design on to a sheet of transfer paper. She was glad that she shaved her legs in the shower so she didn't have to worry about that. He made her lay down on the bed, on her stomach and he applied the stencil on her body. He poured the ink and checked his rig a few times, making sure it sounded good before finally getting started. It felt weird tattooing a bird on her, granted it wasn't a crow, but it was pretty damn close. She laid perfectly still, not making a sound. Happy thought she was asleep until he heard her cough.
"You good?" He asked, not taking his eyes off of the art forming on her calf.
"Perfect."
He smiled at her response, and wiped the excess ink from the outline off. "Outline is done. You need a break or anything?"
She looked back at him. "Nope. I'm good."
"Alright, trooper well I'm gonna start filling in, just lemme know if you need a break."
She nodded. "Okay."
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Once the tattoo was finished, Happy sat up, rolling his shoulders. "Go ahead and look." He watched as Anslee literally shot out of bed and ran over to the full-length mirror. The grin on her face made his stomach flutter, no matter how much he tried to distract his thoughts, he could help but marvel in the way that her smile lit up her whole face. She tackled him in a hug, thanking him over and over. He chuckled as he began to apply the ointment and wrap her leg.
"You're the best Happy!" Anslee exclaimed for the 18th time, handing him a beer and sitting next to him on the couch.
He shrugged. "Just wanted to make today a little better."
"You made it amazing!" She grinned again and he had to look away. "Thanks for today too, ya know, at the garage."
"Anytime. Honestly what the hell did you see in him?"
"He never used to look like that!" She defended herself. "He used to play football. He had sandy blonde hair and he was the sweetest thing. Then after graduation he changed." She started off into space, her face showing that she was getting upset.
"Hey, you don't need to worry about him. As long as I'm still assigned to watch you, you'll be safe."
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"So can we continue our conversation from yesterday?" Chibs asked walking over to Happy in the garage.
"Yeah brother, just give me a second to finish this."
Chibs literally only had to wait 30 seconds before Happy was walking over to him at the door of the garage, wiping his hands. "Okay. I'm going to get straight to the point again. Do you have a thing for her?"
Happy shrugged, looking over to where she sat at the picnic table, going back and forth from looking to a laptop and writing things down in a notebook with Juice.
"None of that. I've seen the way you smile and laugh when she's around. I've also seen the way she glows when she's with you. It's a look that reminds me of when she was a child."
Happy couldn't contain the small smile on his face as he watched Anslee throw her head back and laugh at something Juice said. "I'm gonna be honest with you for a second, but if you tell anyone, I swear to god I'll gut you like a fish without hesitation." Chibs chuckled and nodded, waiting for him to continue. "I don't know what it is about her man. She makes me feel like a normal person. The more time I spend with her, the more I can see myself and her having something."
Chibs smirked and slapped his brother on the back. "You've got my word man, and whenever you decide to move forward with whatever the fuck you two have, I'm cool with it. I know you can and will protect her."
Happy nodded, smirking at Anslee as she gave him a small wave.
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"You okay?" Anslee asked, walking into the living room.
Happy was deep in thought, with his head in his hand when she walked in. "Yeah, just a lot on my mind."
"You wanna talk about it?" She sat next to him, folding her legs up under her body.
"I had a talk with Chibs today." He said, looking at her.
Her brows furrowed. "About?"
"Us."
"Us?"
He nodded. "Yeah. He asked me what we had going on."
"What'd you tell him?" She rested her elbow on the back of the couch, putting her chin on her palm.
"The truth."
"Which is?"
He groaned and fell back against the back of the couch. "I'm not good with talking about my feelings. I ain't no chick. But I'm just gonna come out and say it. There's something about you. I can't put my finger on it, but it's something. You're smile makes my stomach feel weird and your laugh makes my heart pound faster. You make me forget who I am. I don't feel like the Tacoma Killer. You make me feel like plain old Happy. You're the type of girl I used to look for to bring home to my ma. I could never find her, and then when I stop looking, you pop into my life. You know about what happened with my girl when I was first patched in and that has always left me hesitant about having another relationship, but you showed up at the garage and hustled Tig the way you did and you changed my mind. As stupid as it sounds, I feel like I'm getting a second chance with you. I know I'm able to protect you like I wasn't able to protect her."
Anslee sat there dumbfounded; jaw gaping as she started at him. Suddenly, she started to smile. "And you say you're not good with talking about your feelings."
He chuckled awkwardly and rubbed a hand over his face. He felt her delicate fingers gently pry his hand away and hold it in both of her's.
"You don't need to be embarrassed. That was the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me."
He shrugged, feeling uncomfortable. Before he could register what was going on, Anslee leaned forward, letting her hands go from holding one of his to holding his face gently. She cautiously placed her lips onto his and he could feel how nervous she was. He smirked and switched the roles rather quickly, holding her face in between his big hands as her's went to his wrists and he pulled her onto his lap so she was straddling him. He continued to move his lips against her's, gently sucking on her bottom lip, making her moan softly. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and groaned at the feeling of the metal ball sitting on the surface of her tongue. He let his mouth run across her jawline and down her neck, giving soft, open-mouthed kisses as he reached her collarbone. He bit down, smirking as she moaned again, this time louder than before, raking her hands across the back of his shaved head. He ran his tongue over his bite mark, soothing the skin. He pulled back and looked up at her.
"You're mine now." He growled, nuzzling her neck, biting and sucking softly.
"I have been since the day we met." She replied breathlessly, smirking as he chuckled.
Hey all! Update for you! Review me and lemme know what you think! Also! I want to know how old you all are! So if you're comfortable leaving your age, do it! I feel like a bunch of 7 year olds are reading this story when in reality you could all be 20 something for all I know. Thank you for reading my story, it means heaps!
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